MCLA Tournament Quarterfinal Recaps

After a wacky first round that featured three upsets in both the
Division I and Division I bracket, things settled down in the
quarterfinals as the chalk held. The top four seeds in each
division advanced to the semifinals, which will be on Thursday, May
16, in Greenville, S.C.

MCLA Division I

No. 4 Brigham Young 17, No. 12 Oregon 14
A track meet broke out between the Cougars and the Ducks, and on
the strength of a 7-3 second quarter, BYU was able to hold on at
the end. Mike Fabrizio paced the Cougars with four goals and three
assists while Jake Ferrin and Barrett Johnson also added four goals
in the winning effort. BYU dominated the ground ball battle and
Ducks' goalie Austin Fisher could not replicate his spectacular
first round performance, making only eight saves in the loss.

No. 3 Arizona State 15, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara
5
The Sun Devils made it a clean sweep over the Gauchos this spring,
winning their third matchup of the season. (No stats available)

No. 2 Colorado 9, No. 10 Michigan State 2
Michigan State could not find an answer for Brad Macnee and the
Colorado defense, as the Buffs pulled out a grinder. (No stats
available)

No. 1 Colorado State 9, No. 9 Sonoma State
4
The Rams continue their defensive dominance of the MCLA, allowing
the Seawolves to muster just 16 shots on the day. Josh Gregg and
Mike Wolff each potted a pair of goals for CSU while Jack Regan and
Koltin Fatzinger combined to make eight saves. (Partial stats
available)

MCLA Division 2

No. 4 Liberty 10, No. 12 Grove City 9
Grove City looked like they might be on the cusp of pulling
another upset, leading Liberty 8-7 heading into the final frame,
but the Flames once again pulled the comeback. Bryce Mrakovich
paced Liberty with three goals and two dimes while Ryan Miller and
Joe Gargiulo struck for a pair each. Ethan Kamholtz had a dozen
saves to pick up the win in net. David Hall was GCC's top gun with
five markers and two helpers.

No. 3 St. John's 10, No. 6 Grand Valley State
8
Jacob Helmer (4g, 1a) paced the Johnnies to their second win of
the year over Grand Valley State and vaulted St. John's into the
semifinals for the first time since 2009. Cole Armitage helped out
the SJU cause with two goals and two assists. Brenden Austin had a
hat trick for the Lakers.

No. 2 Westminster 15, No. 10 Indiana Tech 6
The Griffins continued their dominating ways, racing out to a 5-1
lead over the Warriors in the first quarter and never looked back.
Adam Marfice and Elias Fairman each netted four markers and Collin
Madsen dished out four assists in the winning effort. Justing
Famiglietti turned away 17 shots for Indiana Tech, but it was not
enough.

No. 1 St. Thomas 18, No. 9 Coast Guard 8
After a casual start to the tournament, St. Thomas looked more
like its dominating self, taking a 12-7 lead at halftime and then
burying Coast Guard in the second half. The Bears couldn't solve
Matt Kleven, who posted seven goals for the Tommies, and he was
helped by Peter Carbonneau and Peter Schubloom, who each scored
two. Eric Schmid and Steven Danseglio had two goals each for the
Bears.